Idle Lumberjack 2 vs Mining Inc.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Lumberjack 2
Chop down various trees, sell the lumber, and purchase upgrades to enhance your operations. Discover rare golden trees for bonus rewards and ensure you return to sell wood for rapid progression. Enjoy this engaging idle game experience.
- Chop various tree types
- Sell lumber for currency
- Purchase upgrades
- Discover golden trees
- Fast-paced progression
- Idle gameplay
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Chop the trees, sell them and buy upgrades! There are different types of trees. The further you go the more expensive trees you get. You can also find magical golden trees which contain bonuses. Don't forget to return and sell the wood for your fast-paced progression. Have fun! :)
Mining Inc.
Build and manage a vast mining empire, from gold to rare gemstones. Upgrade your facilities, hire skilled managers, and collect unique boosters to maximize your production and become a trillionaire tycoon. Complete challenging quests to unlock new content and expand your operations.
- Discover diverse mining environments
- Uncover precious gemstones like diamonds and rubies
- Improve production with building upgrades
- Hire and assign skilled managers
- Collect unique boosters for faster growth
- Complete challenging quests
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Make it rain with your mining empire! Become the next mining trillionaire, rule the industry, and be the king of all mines! DISCOVER AND ENJOY DIVERSE CONTENT Throughout the game, you will see your environment evolve visually with new buildings, new vehicles, new machines to help you reach your goal of operating the most successful mining company! UNCOVER PRECIOUS GEMSTONES You will start with one production line- a gold mine. As the game progresses, you can unlock mines that are full of diamonds, rubies, and other rare gemstones! IMPROVE YOUR PRODUCTION With the money you earn, you can unlock and upgrade buildings to increase the output of your mining company! HIRE YOUR DREAM TEAM Gather the best managers to tackle all your challenges! Assign them wisely to optimize your production! Hire managers with various unique skills to assign them to different parts of your operation! COLLECT UNIQUE BOOSTERS When you reach specific prestige ranks, you will win unique boosters to make your mining enterprise grow even faster! EMBRACE THE MINING CHALLENGE The user journey is filled with numerous challenging quests. Complete them all to unlock new content! Start drilling today!
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Verdict
Idle Lumberjack 2 and Mining Inc. both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 42% of Mining Inc.'s written reviews are positive against 30% of Idle Lumberjack 2's. Idle Lumberjack 2's advantage is ratings volume (77K vs 14K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Idle Lumberjack 2 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Mining Inc. sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Idle Lumberjack 2 against 4.7 for Mining Inc.. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Lumberjack 2 has 77K ratings behind it against 14K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Idle Lumberjack 2's written reviews are positive against 42% of Mining Inc.'s.
Idle Lumberjack 2 ships an update monthly, Mining Inc. every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Idle Lumberjack 2 | Mining Inc. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (77K ratings) | 4.7 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.7% of reviews | 42.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77K — better | 14K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 426 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Playphoria ltd. | Green Panda Games |
Customer experience
Idle Lumberjack 2
Mining Inc.
User reviews
Idle Lumberjack 2
From 77K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 💤 Calming and relaxing
- 🦊 Enjoyable pet feature
Room to improve
- 🔥 Excessive ads
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 🔒 Limited customization
Mining Inc.
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
- 🚀 No forced ads or pay-to-win mechanics
- 💡 Ability to earn premium currency through gameplay
- 👍 Decent graphics and animations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches, including game crashes and progress resets
- ⏱️ Slow progression due to daily bonus requirements
- 🔒 Lack of cloud save support leading to data loss
- ⚠️ Concerns about abandoned development
Bugs and requests
Idle Lumberjack 2
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing and progress loss
- Glitches with power-ups and upgrades
- Inconsistent tree chopping mechanics
Requested features
4 requests- More progression and new content
- Offline progress tracking
- Character customization options
- Reduce ad frequency
Mining Inc.
Reported bugs
4 issues- Rank up requirements not working as intended
- Diamond mine capacity not calculating correctly
- Managers not dropping as expected
- Upgrade buttons becoming locked after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and content beyond rank 30
- Improve the diamond mine mechanics and balance
- Introduce new mine types (e.g., silver, ruby)
- Allow managers for the underground mine
In-app purchases
Idle Lumberjack 2
- Wizard's Powers3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Wizard's Powers$4.997 Days
- Gold(Discount)$1.99
- Seeds (Discount)$1.99
- Coins (Discount)$1.99
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- No Ads$2.99
- Gold$2.99
- Bonus$2.99
- Coins$2.99
- Seeds$2.99
Mining Inc.
- Tiny Pack$1.99
- Legendary chest$1.99
- Boost$1.99
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- No Ads$2.99
- Small Pack$4.99
- Starter Pack2 variants$4.99
- Medium Pack$9.99
- Great Leap$12.99
- Large Pack$19.99
Questions
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